Ian Rapoport tweeted out Tuesday afternoon that arbitrator Stephen Burbank ruled that Jimmy Graham is, in fact, a tight end for the New Orleans Saints. While this has a ring of, “In other news, the sun rose and my Dad still thinks I’m lazy,” it actually is a big deal for Fantasy Football owners.

The Jimmy Graham decision is out. Burbank has ruled he’s a tight end. The Saints have won

Before we get into the Fantasy discussion, understand what was taking place. If Graham was ruled as a wide receiver, like he wants to be listed, then the one-year tender the Saints would have had to pay him would have been over $12 million, which is the average annual salary of the top-five highest-paid wide receivers in the NFL:

Calvin Johnson, Detroit — $16,207.143

Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona — $16,142,857

Percy Harvin, Seattle — $12,849,000

Mike Wallace, Miami — $12,000,000

Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City — $11,200,00

(Come on, Bowe. Time to refund some of that dough.)

Graham’s argument was that he lined up in the slot or on the outside for 67-percent of his 2013 snaps. The problem is that he was drafted as a tight end and listed himself as a tight end on Twitter.

We didn’t really hear Graham complaining about being listed as a tight end in 2011 and 2013, when he made the Pro Bowl as a tight end in both years, and likely cashed in on incentive bonuses. If he was just a wide receiver, where would his stats have landed him in this seasons?

2011: 99 rec, 1,310 rec yds, 11 TD catches

Third in receptions in NFL, seventh in rec yds and fourth in TD catches = Definite Pro Bowler, even at WR